Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 07:31:49 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.freebsd.org>, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Subject: Re: time_t not to change size on x86 Message-ID: <XFMail.011030073149.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <3BDE6ED3.64DC027E@mindspring.com>
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On 30-Oct-01 Terry Lambert wrote: > John Baldwin wrote: >> My personal peeve with C++ is that is a growth on teh side of C (although at >> this point it's larger than C..) I prefer the way Java lays out code >> (functions defined within the class, etc.). Unfortunately, the >> implemenetations of Java running around aren't the speediest unless you are >> running !FreeBSD. :-/ Granted, speed isn't needed for all things. > > Java has several problems: I still prefer it to C++'s problems. :) > 1) It can't do multiple inheritance Interfaces are like multiple inheritance of pure abstract classes and are simpler to get right. > 2) You can instance classes without constructing them (the > JavaMail API has a number of examples of this) So? > 3) Strong typing is for weak minds Or lazy ones. :) I wouldn't use Java for OS hacking, but for applications, strong typing is more useful. > -- Terry -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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